Carl Frampton could go on to become the greatest Irish boxer of all time, according to the promoter Barry McGuigan, after the young Ulsterman claimed his first world title against the relentless, teak-tough Spaniard Kiko Martínez on Belfast’s Titanic Causeway on Saturday.

Carl Frampton lived up to much of his promise and popularity by outclassing Kiko Martinez en route to a unanimous decision victory in front of 16,000 hometown fans on Saturday in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Frampton earned the IBF 122-pound title with the rematch win.

Carl Frampton outboxed former foe Kiko Martinez en route to a unanimous decision victory in front of 16,000 hometown fans in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Saturday. Frampton, who won by scores of 119-108 (twice) and 118-111, earned the IBF junior featherweight title with his classy performance.

Shane McGuigan, trainer of Carl Frampton, is taking no chances in what he predicts will be a ‘very, very tough fight’ against Kiko Martinez in Belfast today. He enlisted the help of a bio-scientist to help the undefeated Irish star prepare for the rematch.

A confident Carl Frampton enters his anticipated rematch with IBF 122-pound titleholder Kiko Martinez on Saturday in his native Belfast. Frampton, who won their first bout by ninth-round TKO, believes he deserves to be the odds favorite and is destined to face RING champ Guillermo Rigondeaux and UK rival Scott Quigg.

IBF junior featherweight titleholder Kiko Martinez will return to Belfast this Saturday in search of revenge against the man who stopped him 19 months ago: the division’s other “Jackal,” Carl Frampton.